Tuesday, November 16, 2010

16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010

Team Championships

MAG

China

Japan

R.O.Korea

WAG

China

Japan

Uzbekistan

Individual Finals

MAG

TENG Haibin - China

LU Bo - China

MIZUTORI Hisashi - Japan

WAG

SUI Lu - China

HUANG Qiushuang - China

TANAKA Rie - Japan

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

TIME OUT

To all my Hindu friends, Happy Diwali...

To all my Muslim friends, Selamat Eid Adha...

To all my Christian friends, Merry Christmas...

Diwali, Eid Adha, Christmas...we are still the same - Malaysians!

Please pray for all our Malaysian Muslim brothers who will be performing their haj this year so that they are given the strength and ease for haji mabrur...

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

HAPPY DEEPAVALI





Wishing all my Indian Friends a Happy and Prosperous Deepavali








































NEW TRENDS IN MEN’S GYMNASTICS

1. Introduction

A. Gymnastics Overview

1. Six areas of concern for Coaches – Six Men’s Apparatus ( FX,PH,SR,VT,PB HB )

2. Six areas of supplemental Learning
a. Strength and Endurance
b Flexibility
c. Air Sense
d. Mental Preparation
e. Dance
f. General Information
i) Nutrition
ii) Judging Gymnastics
iii) Philosophy of Coaching


II. New Trends Derived from Supplemental Learning Areas

A. Upper Torso Flexibility and Strength

i) Highly developed in current world class gymnasts
ii) Creates very effective beat swings on apparatus
iii) Creates effective lifts on FX
iv) Creates very pleasing aesthetics lines on PH,PB HB
v) Strength Drills
a) PH lifts in arch-up position
b) PH lifts in sit-up position
c) Partner sit-up ( hollow-up that avoids partner’s touch )
vi) Flexibility Drills
a) Bridge that in-locates upper back
b) Hollow and arch in prone position

B. The Use of Dance in Floor Exercise

1. FX moving away from robotic years of Ditiatin, Andrianov
2. Dance Elements creates Creativity, originality and Virtuosity )
3. Areas of Development
a) Head, Shoulders, arms, finger awareness
b) Focus
c) Rhythm through FX corners and side pass
( e.g. energetic to soft – Li Ning )
d) Original Shapes – Jesus Rivera
4. Dance elements and a new dimension to FX

VISUALIZING ORIGINAL SKILLS

Some Methods:

1 Look at old films and videos for unusual skills and combinations.
Ex. Kato hop on PB, swings to inverted cross on R, Honma onRings )

2. Observe dance performances
eg. various twisting, leaps transitions etc.

3. Add a twist or salto
eg. 2 ½ twisting back dive on FX, twisting swings on R,
Lo’s mount on FX, 1/1 hop pirouette on FE or PB

4. Watch a film or video in reverse.
Eg. reverse cast on PB, Healy on PB Honma on R

5. Using the mind’s eye, change a skill by mirroring the motion of body parts.
Free hip circles rear-ways on HB

6. Take a move from another event
eg. flaired circles on FX & PB, Tong on PB, Li, in R salto backward on R

7. Take a move from women’s gymnastics
toe-on 1 ½ twist on HB

8. Devise new combinations
eg. Omeliantchik on FX

9. Try a new hand change on PH
Stold’s double reverse stockli with promoted grip.
1 ½ Russian on one pommel

10. Improve technique
Delchev’s side scale, Markelov’s Honma to L cross. etc.